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Ashok Mankad
Ashok Vinoo Mankad
Born: 12 October 1946, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Major Teams: Mumbai, India.
Known As: Ashok Mankad
Also Known As: Ashok Mulvantrai Mankad
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: India v New Zealand at Bombay, 1st Test, 1969/70
Latest Test: India v Australia at Sydney, 4th Test, 1977/78
ODI Debut: India v England at The Oval, Prudential Trophy, 1974
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 07/01/1978)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 22 42 3 991 97 25.41 0 6 12 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 6.5 1 43 0 - - 0 0 - 6.29
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 15/07/1974)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 1 1 0 44 44 44.00 72.13 0 0 0 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 5.5 0 47 1 47.00 1-47 0 0 35.0 8.05
FIRST-CLASS
(1963/64 - 1982/83)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100s Ct St
Batting & Fielding 218 326 71 12980 265 50.90 31 126 0
R W Ave BBI 5 10
Bowling 3276 72 45.50 5-21 2 0
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1973/74 - 1982/83)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 26 20 5 700 85 46.66 0 5 8 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 245 160 8 20.00 3-31 0 0 30.6 3.91
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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The tragedy of Ashok Mankad was that he never really enjoyed the
confidence of the selectors, nor was he given a fixed place in the
batting order. In his 22 Tests, spread over almost a decade, he went
in from No 1 to No 8. And quite often, he often played in only one
Test of a series. This was a pity for Mankad possessed a wide range of
strokes and even though he could never measure up to the level of his
great father Vinoo Mankad, he did have the talent and class to run up
better scores than his overall career figures suggest. He first came
into prominence by scoring a half century as a teenager against the
MCC for West Zone in 1963-64. A series of big scores over the years
saw him get his break against New Zealand in 1969-70. He went in late
in the order and then because of circumstances was pushed to the
opening slot. He was an instant success in his new role against
Australia, negotiating McKenzie and Connolly with ease and running up
successive scores of 74, 8, 64, 68 and 97. He had a fair amount of
success on the tour of West Indies in 1971, striking up a good
combination with `new boy' Sunil Gavaskar with whom he shared
partnerships of 68, 74, 72 and 123 (unbroken). But he failed in
England in 1971 and thereafter a question mark hung over his Test
career. Overlooked for the series against England in 1972-73, he
played in only one Test against England in 1974 and again only in one
Test against West Indies in 1974-75, always being shuttled up and down
the order. He missed the dual tour of New Zealand and West Indies but
was back for the series against New Zealand at home in 1976-77. He did
well enough but was dropped and was again considered for only one Test
against England later that season. He did reasonably well in the
series in Australia in 1977-78 (he headed the tour averages with 508
runs at 50.80) but was not considered thereafter.
In first class cricket however Mankad has been in a class of his
own. In the Ranji Trophy alone, he has scored 6619 runs (76.08) with
22 hundreds with a highest score of 265 against Delhi in the 1980-81
final.(Partab Ramchand)
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